Helen Shen
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Scientists question brain’s ‘regenerative’ capacity to boost cognition or treat injury
The observation that the human brain churns out new neurons throughout life is one of the biggest neuroscience discoveries of ...
Why electrical brain stimulation to enhance memory or relieve depression may not work
[S]cientists and hobbyists alike look for ways to change the activity of neurons without cutting into the brain and implanting ...
Figuring out what a memory looks like in the brain
[Janice] Chen and her colleagues found something odd when they scanned viewers’ brains: as different people retold their own versions ...
Is the ‘hug hormone’ key to reversing social skills deficits?
Oxytocin has been of keen interest to neuroscientists since the 1970s, when studies started to show that it could drive ...
Potential PTSD treatments to focus on individual genetic differences
Most people gradually recover from trauma, but a small fraction of individuals develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — prompting scientists ...
New brain cells can hurt learning ability
For anyone fighting to save old memories, a fresh crop of brain cells may be the last thing they need ...
“Gene surgery” may replace prescription pills
Instead of taking prescription pills to treat their ailments, patients may one day opt for genetic 'surgery' — using an ...
Precision gene editing paves way for monkey models of genetic disease
A new precise technique for editing genes may allow researchers to to create genetically modified monkeys and develop treatments for ...
Stricter standards sought to curb stem-cell confusion
Pamela Robey is used to disappointing the scientists who send samples, anxious to know whether the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) ...
California considers DNA privacy law
California lawmakers are weighing a bill aimed at protecting their state's citizens from surreptitious genetic testing but scientists are voicing ...